In the Maghreb, Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea is known to breed in Morocco and Algeria (Isenmann & Moali 2000, Thévenot et al. 2003). In Tunisia, proof of breeding was lacking, although the observation of a pair uttering alarm-calls near a stream in the Kroumirie Mountains, in the north-west, in April 2000, suggested the species had a nest there (Isenmann et al. 2005).

During 8–21 May 2012, while staying at the holiday centre of Aïn Soltane, Governorat of Jendouba, north-western Tunisia, we regularly observed a pair of Grey Wagtails uttering alarm-calls and carrying food. We eventually mist-netted the male (see attached photo). On 18 May, we found the pair’s rather voluminous nest under the beams supporting the roof of a house; it contained at least three downy chicks. The staff of the holiday centre subsequently indicated a second nest, placed in the same situation, but in another building, that had held a first clutch earlier in the season.